“Quebec is more polarized today than it has been in decades in large part over the undisputed assertion that French is under threat from all sides,” writes columnist Allison Hanes. This issue will be one of several discussed at Thursday’s conference, co-sponsored by the Quebec Community Groups Network. Hanes will join Jean-Benoît Nadeau, Jean-Pierre Corbeil … Read more
A conference to be held next Thursday will place the spotlight on a recently published book that takes a deep dive on one of the most pressing questions facing Quebec these days: Is French in decline? Some of the many contributors to Le français en déclin? Repenser la francophonie québécoise will participate in a panel … Read more
The Quebec Community Groups Network is pleased to see a modest increase in the budget for organizations and institutions serving the community with an additional $825.000 in the budget of the Secretariat for Relations with English-speaking Quebecers. We are also pleased to see the 2024-2025 provincial budget has maintained its commitment to supporting wellness centres … Read more
The Quebec Court of Appeal rendered judgement in March on an Act respecting the laicity of the State, commonly referred to as Bill 21. The complexity of the case before the Court cannot be overstated. Opponents of Bill 21 did a thorough job in challenging the legislation, but with one exception – the right of … Read more
In the run-up to tomorrow’s Quebec budget, the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) met with Finance Minister Eric Girard to underscore a longstanding demand that funding for community organizations in Quebec representing Anglophones be upped to reflect the size of the English-speaking population. Read more
“All minorities should be worried about the ruling” on Bill 21 released Thursday afternoon by the Quebec Court of Appeal, Sylvia Martin-Laforge, director general of the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN), tells CTV. She adds that the ruling sets a dangerous precedent: “It means that the government can pass any bill, like Bill 96, that … Read more
Montreal – February 29, 2024 – QCGN expresses deep condolences to the family of former Prime Minister of Canada the Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney, who died today at age 84. He was a man of stature whose profound belief in the sanctity of human rights never wavered, and who did much to build bridges between … Read more
The Quebec Comunity Groups Network is profoundly disappointed by today’s ruling on Bill 21 by the Quebec Court of Appeal. Unfortunately, the justices’ hands were tied by the Quebec Government’s use of the notwithstanding clauses of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. Bill 21 prohibits … Read more
Quebec is expected to introduce legislation requiring digital streaming platforms, including Netflix and Spotify, to offer more French-language content. Quebec Culture and Communications Minister Mathieu Lacombe says the legislation will be based off a recent report on the protection of Quebec culture online. “In this report, we find common cause with Quebecers who are worried … Read more
The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) shares the frustrations at McGill and Concordia that led to the decisions by both universities to turn to the courts, in separate actions, to try to reverse sharp tuition hikes that specifically target out-of-province students, says QCGN president Eva Ludvig. Read more
The Quebec government’s resolve to continue to target out-of-province university students with tuition increases is “very harmful” to both McGill and Concordia universities, says Sylvia Martin-Laforge, director general of the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN). In a video report by Global News, she underscores that severe damage is simultaneously being inflicted “to Montreal and to … Read more
“We would look to the federal government to intervene or express their concern about allowing the pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause by provinces,” says Sylvia Martin-Laforge, director general of the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN). The QCGN was responding to Jean-François Roberge, Quebec’s minister responsible for secularism, after he tabled Bill 52 — legislation … Read more